Sec. 1. If the county executive and county fiscal body of a county without a general county hospital determine that the county has insufficient hospital facilities, the county may give financial aid for the construction, equipment, and improvement of a nonprofit hospital that meets the following conditions:

(1) Is operated for charitable purposes.

(2) Is owned and operated by at least one (1) hospital association or owned by a governmental unit in the county and operated by a hospital association.

(3) Does not limit the membership and officers of the hospital association to residents of a certain section of the county.

(4) Has a governing board of the hospital association that meets the following conditions:

(A) Is nonsectarian and nonpolitical.

(B) Is chosen by election by the members of the association.

(C) Includes the following:

(i) One (1) member designated by the county executive.

(ii) One (1) member designated by the county fiscal body.

(iii) One (1) member who may be a licensed physician.

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-12-17-1(a) part.]

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.5.